Trump Vows to End Taxes on Overtime. Here’s What It Means for the Economy

The measure would likely affect millions of workers.

Staff at work in the Boatsetter office, a boat-renting tech company in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Aug. 7, 2019. Women are 26 percent more likely than men to seek out remote jobs, according to a 2021 study. Gianrigo Marletta/AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump pledged during a campaign rally on Sept. 12 to eliminate taxes on overtime pay for workers who clock in more than 40 hours a week.

Trump’s latest campaign proposal joins the growing list of measures to lower individual taxes for millions of Americans, such as eliminating taxes on tips and Social Security benefits.